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The renowned pianist and composer won eight Grammy Awards and helped shape the sound of Latin jazz, salsa and rumba.
He roped salsa into conversation with jazz, rock, funk and even modern classical music. “A new world music,” one critic said, ...
The award-winning pianist, bandleader and composer was influential in the New York salsa scene and won the first Grammy in a ...
The bandleader and pianist was one of the leading Latin musicians of his generation. He won multiple Grammys and was ...
Palmieri, who was viewed as a pioneer of New York City's Latin jazz scene, passed away after "an extended illness." ...
Eddie Palmieri, the pioneering rumba and Latin jazz musician, has died at 88. His daughter Gabriela said he died Wednesday in ...
Eddie Palmieri, a legendary pianist, composer and Latin music trailblazer, has died. He was 88. According to a post on his ...
Eddie Palmieri, the percussive jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger, died on Aug. 6 at his home in Hackensack, N.J. He was 88.
The jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader helped lay the foundations of salsa before expanding into rock, funk, and ...
New York City holds visitation for late Latin jazz icon Eddie Palmieri from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral ...
Eddie Palmieri, the legendary Latin jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, died on August 6, 2025, at his home in New Jersey ...
Eddie Palmieri, the renowned pianist and Latin music pioneer who founded groups like La Perfecta and Harlem River Drive, has ...